Mathematics Shift 1: Focus What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Spend more time thinking and working on fewer concepts. Being able to understand concepts as well as processes (algorithms). Make conscious decisions about what to excise from the curriculum and what to focus Pay more attention to high leverage content and invest the appropriate time for all students to learn before moving onto the next topic. Think about how the concepts connects to one another Build knowledge, fluency and understanding of why and how we do certain math concepts. Work with groups of math teachers to determine what content to prioritize most deeply and what content can be removed (or decrease attention). Determine the areas of intensive focus (fluency), determine where to re-think and link (apply to core understandings), sampling (expose students, but not at the same depth). Determine not only the what, but at what intensity. Give teachers enough time, with a focused body of material, to build their own depth of knowledge. 1

Grade Priorities in Support of Rich Instruction and Expectations of Fluency and Conceptual Understanding K–2 Addition and subtraction, measurement using whole number quantities 3–5 Multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions 6 Ratios and proportional reasoning; early expressions and equations 7 Ratios and proportional reasoning; arithmetic of rational numbers 8Linear algebra Priorities in Math

Mathematics Shift 2: Coherence What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Build on knowledge from year to year, in a coherent learning progression Connect the threads of math focus areas across grade levels Think deeply about what you’re focusing on and the ways in which those focus areas connect to the way it was taught the year before and the years after Ensure that teachers of the same content across grade levels allow for discussion and planning to ensure for coherence/threads of main ideas 3

Mathematics Shift 3: Fluency What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Spend time practicing, with intensity, skills (in high volume) Push students to know basic skills at a greater level of fluency Focus on the listed fluencies by grade level Create high quality worksheets, problem sets, in high volume Take on fluencies as a stand alone CC aligned activity and build school culture around them. 4

Key Fluencies GradeRequired Fluency KAdd/subtract within 5 1Add/subtract within 10 2 Add/subtract within 20 Add/subtract within 100 (pencil and paper) 3 Multiply/divide within 100 Add/subtract within Add/subtract within 1,000,000 5Multi-digit multiplication 6 Multi-digit division Multi-digit decimal operations 7Solve px + q = r, p(x + q) = r 8Solve simple 2  2 systems by inspection

Mathematics Shift 4: Deep Understanding What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Show, through numerous ways, mastery of material at a deep level Use mathematical practices to demonstrate understanding of different material and concepts Ask yourself what mastery/proficiency really looks like and means Plan for progressions of levels of understanding Spend the time to gain the depth of the understanding Become flexible and comfortable in own depth of content knowledge Allow teachers to spend time developing their own content knowledge Provide meaningful professional development on what student mastery and proficiency really should look like at every grade level by analyzing exemplar student work 6

Mathematics Shift 5: Application What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Apply math in other content areas and situations, as relevant Choose the right math concept to solve a problem when not necessarily prompted to do so Apply math including areas where its not directly required (i.e. in science) Provide students with real world experiences and opportunities to apply what they have learned Support science teachers about their role of math and literacy in the science classroom Create a culture of math application across the school 7

Mathematics Shift 6: Dual Intensity What the Student Does…What the Teacher Does…What the Principal Does… Practice math skills with an intensity that results in fluency Practice math concepts with an intensity that forces application in novel situations Find the dual intensity between understanding and practice within different periods or different units Be ambitious in demands for fluency and practice, as well as the range of application Provide enough math class time for teachers to focus and spend time on both fluency and application of concepts/ideas 8